The Daniel Lions extended their postseason success on Thursday against the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers. They put the hurt on the Fighting Tigers with a sharp 63-40 victory. Daniel has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Despite the loss, Blue Ridge still got an impressive performance from Zikira henderson, who scored 17 points along with three steals. That was a full 42.5% of Blue Ridge's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anyah Henderson, who scored 13 points along with four steals.
Blue Ridge struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
The win was the 11th in a row for Daniel, bringing their record for this year to 17-9. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 30.8 points. As for Blue Ridge, their loss ended a eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-5.
Daniel will take on Wren at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wren has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 614 points over their last nine games. Blue Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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